Here is a little digi image which I had coloured quite some time ago with Copics and popped into a drawer... to be used later!!!

It's so much later I don't remember where the image came from but I thought it suitable for this week's challenge! He's a cutie anyway. If anyone know the source of this image I should be glad to know! The sentiment is computer generated!

Saturday, 23 August 2014

for quite some time so here's a simple one for you to have a play with!

After drawing it, it took ages to find out how to transform an image drawn in Word into a format which could be published on the blog. I do this so infrequently that it's not a process which readily comes to mind but I got there in the end.

I have seen so many Christmas Cards floating around Blogland recently that I thought it about time that I got started too!

This is an Artemio holly sprig, stamped and clear embossed, then coloured with Distress Inks and clear embossed between each application of colour. The background was sponged with ink using a sponge dauber and over stamped with Gorgeous Grunge dots in the same shade of ink as the background (Stormy Sky) stamping always produces a deeper shade than inking.

Finally the whole panel was die cut and then clear embossed with two layers of powder.

Saturday, 16 August 2014

Anything in the animal kingdom will do, it doesn't have to be a one layer this time but we still want to see that Clean and Simple style.

Jen

Jen has had lots of changes going on in her life recently, the latest being a new job which she starts this week. This has taken lots of her time, leaving little for crafting and still less for commenting on LIM participants, so she will be taking a hiatus until things have become a little less frenetic. We are sure that you will all join us in wishing her well in her new role.

I found this digi image from Jane's Doodles, ready coloured in my drawer. SOmething I must have coloured quite some time ago and not used, so I thought it was about time I used it. The sentiment is from Walter and Winnie.

I made the rainbow from Spellbinder circles, coloured with Mirage pens. I believe the clouds are from Die-Namics.

Each week, we try to post additional examples of cards for the LIM challenges on our personal blogs. Many of you visit our blogs to leave a comment, for which we thank you most warmly. If you haven't yet managed to pop around to our blogs we would be delighted if you could, the names above our cards will link you directly to them.

Saturday, 9 August 2014

Any kind of leafy image will suffice, but please remember that all important white space and keep any embellishments minimal.

If anyone is uncertain of our interpretation/expectations of a One Layer Card, please see the Guidelines on our sidebar.Chrissie

For this card, I began with a black base card and used a Sweet Poppy Stamps stencil and Gold Embossing Paste. I sprinkled a little Glamour Dust over it whist it was still wet.

To make the sentiment, I die-cut the word 'Thanks' from a piece of card with a Cuttlebug die, using the waste as my stencil. The fact that the 'a' was open made the spreading of the paste easier as I didn't have to include a tiny piece for the space in the centre of the letter.

I will never forget the first year I made my own cards at Christmas time and had to all the surplus postage thanks to all the embellishments and extras I had put on! With that in mind, this is a one layer card that will just need a standard stamp. Stamp is MFT, one of the arty brushstrokes that are so popular at present, with some Stickles added and a Stampin' Up sentiment

We really hope that you will pop by the blogs of the Designers as you will find some more examples to inspire you!

Thursday, 7 August 2014

We have our winner for July and TWO Sponsors for August, both of whom are returning to sponsor our challenges once more!

We aim to bring you the best stamping products we can find. Along with stamps we also offer essential stamping products like inks, copics, papers, embellishments & more. We are always receiving lots of new deliveries every week so make sure you check back often so see what yummy new stash we have available!If there are any particular designs that you can't see on our website, please contact us & we will be happy to order them in for you.Don't forget to visit our Shop Blog which has all the latest releases, info, inspiration & more!

Mary has supported our challenges for many years both by sponsoring challenges and contributing cards to our celebratory challenges...we are most grateful, thank you Mary!

We're sure the choice this time will be a popular one as this person has not only contributed to our challenges each week, but has visited nearly everyone else who has contributed too and left a cheery comment!

Scraps of textured card stock cut with a Simon Says Stamp die, a couple of All Occasion birds added... totally in love with this die!Chrissie

For this card I assembled a few pieces of card and inks and ended up using a two step set from Stampin' Up (Hostess set, now retired). I used my Duplo corner as a stamp positioner in order to align the stamps. It works really well with a piece of clear packaging cut into a square.

I should be back from Spain later today and so hope to try to visit a few more people this week, sorry that I didn't get around to everyone this last week.

Sorry for my absence over last couple of weeks... A holiday to egypt then a weekend in holland for a friends birthday have taken me away from normality again!
My card this week uses doodlebug washi tape to give the striped back ground. It's finished off with a die from Whimsy Stamps.
Sorry about the photos, I moved my studio earlier in the week and after having the fireplace fitted there is soot everywhere so can't use my normal photo area!